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U.N. alleges possible war crime as Libya gunmen cut water pipeline to besieged Tripoli
Gunmen have cut off the main water pipeline to Libya's besieged capital, Tripoli, spelling more misery for residents already reeling from weeks of fighting. The United Nations said the water blockage was a possible war crime as Libya's internationally recognized government accused forces loyal to ...
U.N.-backed Tripoli regime's fighters get armored vehicle shipment despite arms embargo
Fighters allied with the U.N.-recognized government in Libya's capital said they have received armored vehicles and "quality weapons" despite a U.N. arms embargo on the country. A Facebook page linked to the Tripoli government posted photos on Saturday appearing to show more than a dozen ...
South Korean and three Filipinos freed from captivity in Libya
A South Korean and three Filipinos have been freed following months of captivity in Libya, Seoul and Abu Dhabi said Friday. The release of the hostages was mediated by the United Arab Emirates, which worked with the self-styled Libyan National Army led by commander Khalifa ...
Amnesty International says civilians being attacked in Libya and demands U.N. arms embargo
Combatants in Libya committed "unlawful" attacks against civilians during fighting in the capital Tripoli, Amnesty International said Thursday, and called on the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on the war-ridden country. The global rights group issued a statement quoting its Deputy Middle East ...
Italian ships rescue 66 migrants off Libya, posing new standoff over safe-haven port
Sixty-six migrants were rescued in international waters off Libya on Thursday during two separate operations carried out by the Italian navy and a charity ship, raising the likelihood of a new standoff over which port will take them in. The first group of 36 migrants ...
France seeks Libya cease-fire after Tripoli migrant center is struck
France's President Emmanuel Macron called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in the month-long battle for Libya's capital Tripoli after fighting hit a migrant detention center overnight. With foreign powers aghast at the latest flare-up in a nation in chaos since the 2011 toppling of Moammar ...
Libya force says it seized foreign pilot after downing plane over Tripoli
Libyan fighters say they shot down an enemy plane over Tripoli and captured its European pilot. The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, released video footage Tuesday of a man in bloodied clothes. Under questioning, he identifies himself as a 29-year-old Portuguese ...
A Libyan army commander whose forces are advancing on Tripoli is rallying his fighters on in defiance of U.N. calls for a weeklong cease-fire to coincide with the start of the fasting month of Ramadan on Monday. The battle for the Libyan capital, which erupted ...
147 asylum seekers airlifted to Italy in U.N.-organized Libya evacuation
A group of 147 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from Libya. The U.N. refugee agency says it's the fifth such evacuation since 2017, though previous airlifts have taken migrants to Niger and elsewhere. The group that arrived Monday at ...
Airstrikes, roadblocks trap civilians in Tripoli as death toll reaches at least 345
Libyan forces loyal to a former military commander have intensified their airstrikes on Tripoli, where heavy fighting and blocked roads have left civilians trapped in their homes, officials said Monday. Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter's self-styled Libyan National Army launched an operation to retake the capital ...
Tripoli regime seen holding line in house-to-house battles with invading force from east
Forces backing Libya's internationally recognized government fought house-to-house battles with troops loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar in southern parts of the capital Tripoli on Sunday and appeared to be gaining ground. Government soldiers, some in jeans and t-shirts, took cover by abandoned buildings as they ...
Pope appeals for evacuation of migrants from Libyan centers via 'humanitarian corridors'
Pope Francis has appealed for the evacuation of women, children and sick migrants trapped in Libyan detention centers as soon as possible, through humanitarian corridors. During his Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, the pontiff said the refugees' situation, "which is already very serious, has become ...
